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| HER Number: | MDV126178 |
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| Name: | Narrow ridge and furrow on Roborough Down, east of Horrabridge, Buckland Monachorum |
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Summary
Parallel linear dark cropmarks, visible on aerial photographs taken in 2007, are interpreted as having formed over the remains of 19th century furrows that resulted from deep ploughing to improve the land for agriculture. Ridge and Furrow in this area previously recorded from aerial photographs taken in 1985.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 509 688 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Buckland Monachorum |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKLAND MONACHORUM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NARROW RIDGE AND FURROW (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV267328.
Aph=raf 106g uk 1190/3204-3205(27/2/1946).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV267329.
Des=rowe, a. E. /buckland monachorum landscape study/(1994)14/in pf. Large area of ridge + furrow extending n-s between hollow ways sx56nw/216 + sx56nw/221 (rowe).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV267330.
Des=rowe, a. /buckland monachorum: a west devon down & its history/(1999)29-30/copy in pf.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Field system with some ridge and furrow visible on RAF 1946 aerial images. Two areas of ridge and furrow have been transcribed at SX 5094 6890 and SX 5100 6881.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5068 05-MAR-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.
Parallel dark linear cropmarks are visible.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2021, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
Parallel linear dark cropmarks, approximately 4 metres apart, are visible on aerial photographs taken in 2007. They correspond to part of an area of ridge and furrow depicted on the Dartmoor Pre-NMP survey from aerial photographs taken in 1985, but do not cover such a large extent. They are closely spaced at approximately 4 metres and run cross-contour, suggesting that they are more likely to be a result of post-medieval or 19th century deep ploughing to improve the land for agriculture.
This monument has been disaggregated from MDV28249; all sources have been copied across.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV267328 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV267329 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV267330 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. [Mapped feature: #118999 ] |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2021. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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| SDV363087 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 1999-2017. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5068 05-MAR-2007. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 14 2023 3:58PM |
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